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opiate69

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3. Nice!

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 20, 2016, 10:45 PM

Sep 2016

Man, I'm constantly thinking "how lucky was I to be born when I was" with all the advancements in space exploration lately... but then, I think "fuck, my kids are probably the really lucky ones". I'd bet a lifetime's salary that extraterrestrial life will be found in their lifetimes... maybe in mine, but only if I actually have another 40+ years in the tank.

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NASA to Announce 'Surprising' Europa Discovery Monday [View all] opiate69 Sep 2016 OP

Good stuff!!!! tonyt53 Sep 2016 #1

better be something more than an amino acid Cayenne Sep 2016 #6

K&R Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #2

Nice! opiate69 Sep 2016 #3

I think odds are decent we find some form of life in the next couple decades. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #4

lol. That, they do. opiate69 Sep 2016 #5

Now if only we could drop a probe deep into Europa sakabatou Sep 2016 #7

Yeah. Mika Sep 2016 #8

Here's something cool to think about, re: that. We may not need to. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #9

I was blown away to find out that there's more water on Europa than there is on Earth. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #10

I know, that just seems to defy logic.... opiate69 Sep 2016 #13

Thanks for this great surprise! It's a reason to look forward to Monday. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2016 #11

Arthur C Clarke was right !! SCantiGOP Sep 2016 #12

"All these worlds are yours, except Europa." nt Javaman Sep 2016 #14

Kick (nt) NeoGreen Sep 2016 #15

"Possible water plumes", apparently. opiate69 Sep 2016 #16